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like most people nowadays you’re confusing socialism with communism.

socialism is already everywhere. communism on the other hand failed on all fronts.

Welfare-state capitalism is everywhere (at least in Europe).

The economic system in communist countries was generally called socialism, while 'communism' is used for the political movement and its ideology.

the welfare-state is social democracy. liberte, egalite, fraternite are essential socialist values. in the US medicare/medicaid are socialist programs.

Nope the person confusing communism and socialism is the person I am replying to hence my usage of word socialism.

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